Antiseptic container



F. c. LEAHY ET AL.

ANTISEPTICY CONTAINER Filed Dec. 9, 1921 2 wkmam f a y f Patented Apr. 17, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT orries.

FRANK C. LEAHY AND GEORGE H. HILEMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ANTISEPTIC CONTAINER.

Application filed December 9, 1921.

1'0 all whom it may concern: I Be it known that we, FRANK C. LEAHY and GEORGE I-I. HILEMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Vayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Antiseptic Containers, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an antiseptic container for brushes and combs and is particularly intended for the use of barbers.

An object is to provide a container having a brush and comb supporting means within which container a sterilizing atmosphere is created through the use of a suitable volatile sterilizing compound which container is simple and inexpensive, easy of access to insert articles therein or remove the same therefrom and which is capable of being easily cleansed.

p A further object is the provision of a container of the class described having a removable rack adapted to support a plurality of combs and brushes around a suitably supported container provided to receive a disinfectant compound. A further object is the provision of such an article of merchandise in which the brush supporting rack may be removed from the container, and the con- 5 tainer provided to receive a disinfectant compound which in turn is supported by a rack may likewise be removed.

These and other objects together with details of construction will more fully appear from the following description, claims and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the supporting rack.

Fig. 2 is a section through the container showing the rack partly in section and partly in elevation.

' In the drawings, let 5 indicate a suitable container which might well be in the form of a cylindrical glass vessel of conventional construction provided with a removable Serial No. 521,221.

glass cover plate 6 which is suitably supported and hinged to the vessel by means of a wire frame 7. A suitable rubber gasket is provided which fits over the top of the glass Jar and upon which the cover rests. The container is not air tight, however, it is suflic-iently so for all commercial purposes so that the sterilizing atmosphere produced therein by the evaporation of the sterilizing composition serves to disinfect the brushes and combs disposed within the container.

WVe provide a supporting rack indicated in assembly as 9 which is adapted to be removably received within the container 5. This rack is provided with supporting standards 10 formed of resilient metal so that they may be compressed to permit removal of the rack from the container and will spread outwardly against the wall of the container when the rack is seated therein.

This rack is provided with a plurality of brush and comb receiving pockets 11 shaped as shown in the drawing so as to receive a comb or the handle of a hair brush which pockets are arranged in such a manner as to surround the sterilizing container provided to receive the disinfectant compound which container is likewise carried by the rack.

The rack is so formed as to provide a centrally positioned frame 13 which is adapted to support a removable container 14 adapted to contain a disinfectant compound. When it is desired to clean the separate parts of the receptacle, the supporting rack may be removed from the container and the container vessel removed from the supporting rack. It is apparent, therefore, that the separate members may be easily cleansed.

What we claim is:

1. In a sanitary receptacle for combs and brushes, a container having a removable cover, a rack adapted to be removably re ceived within said container so formed as to provide a plurality of brush and comb receiving pockets arranged around a centrally positioned support for a removable vessel, and a vessel adapted to contain a disinfectant compound removably carried by said support.

2. In a sanitary receptacle for combs and brushes, a container having a removable tial Wall of the container when the rack is cover, a rack adapted to be removably redisposed therein. ceived within said container having a plu-' In testimony whereof, we sign this speci- 10 rality of brush and comb receiving pockets, fication.

5 said rack having legs of such a character as to be compressible inwardly but adapted to FRANK C. LEAHY. spread outwardly against the circumferen- GEORGE H. HILEMAN. 

